Chapter 1215 New Road
"Hey!"
The other "Mei" angrily kicked the original body curled up on the ground, "Do you think you are dreaming? Get up!"
Mei Raiden was kicked in pain and finally woke up completely. She looked in amazement at the person in front of her who looked exactly like her but exuded a cold and violent aura. The other person was suspended in the void, his long purple hair moved without wind, and tiny arcs of electricity were wrapped around his body. His deep purple eyes, which were similar to hers, were full of impatience.
"You...who are you?"
Mei stepped back subconsciously and looked around. This seemed to be a pure black void, with a smooth mirror-like surface under her feet but no bottom.
"who am I?"
The other "Mei" sneered, with a ray of dancing purple lightning wrapped around her fingertips, "I am you, or rather... a more perfect form bred by the 'gem' in your body."
She looked down at Mei, her eyes full of scrutiny and a hint of barely perceptible pity, "It's a miracle that your consciousness, as fragile as a bug, hasn't been crushed yet."
Mei's pupils suddenly shrank, and she pressed her chest hard. The cold, hard touch that seemed to be embedded in her flesh and blood instantly reminded her of everything before she fainted—that strange woman, the cold touch on her forehead, and the tearing feeling of something deep in her body being forcibly awakened.
"It's you? Are you controlling my body?"
"control?"
Another "Mei" interrupted her and said disdainfully: "If I were in control, this city would have been reduced to ashes long ago!"
She waved her arms irritably, and a dazzling electric spark exploded in the empty space. "Listen, although I hate your cowardly and incompetent consciousness, compared to that bastard who usurped my throne, you are at least a part of me!"
"A cuckoo taking over the magpie's nest?"
Mei caught the key information, and her heart sank, "Is there anyone else?"
"Humph."
Another "Mei" floated down, her bare feet touching the mirror-like ground, creating a faint ripple. She moved closer to Mei, their noses almost touching, and Mei could clearly feel the suffocating breath of destruction from the other.
"An uninvited 'guest'. Powerful, cold, and with a sickening... otherworldly aura."
The other "Mei" spoke in a low voice, full of fear, "He took advantage of the time when I had just awakened and my consciousness was not stable, and you were hypnotized by external forces, and invaded 'our' body. He is forcibly extracting the power of the core, and transforming and driving this body in His own way!"
As if to confirm her words, the entire pure black space shook violently! Countless hideous purple cracks instantly covered the surrounding "walls" and "ground", and the destructive thunder and the loud noise of the building collapsing outside became extremely clear.
Mei could even "see" - through those cracks - a blurry and terrifying perspective: she (or her body) was floating above the ruins of Senba Academy, looking coldly at the city occupied by the dead soldiers and Honkai beasts.
"Do not……!"
Mei screamed in shock. The great fear and the nausea of having her body controlled made her almost vomit.
"Shut up!"
The other "Mei" covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes sharp, "He can sense the violent fluctuations of consciousness! If you don't want to be completely wiped out, be quiet!"
She stared at Mei, "Listen, the current situation is: He has the absolute upper hand, controlling the body and most of the gem power. I barely managed to hold on to a little core consciousness, and pulled you, a burdensome fragment of consciousness, into here to hide temporarily. But this place can't hold out for long! His power is assimilating and eroding everything, including this last consciousness space!"
Mei felt cold all over, and a huge sense of despair gripped her. Even this unknown being who claimed to be another self was so afraid of that "Him", what could she do?
"Are you scared? Do you want to give up?"
The other "Mei" seemed to see through her thoughts and sneered, "Then get out of here and let Him devour you completely! Anyway, your cowardly consciousness is only fit to be His food!"
"Well……!"
Meanwhile, the outside world.
Amethyst also found the location of Raiden Mei.
On the twisted remains of the bell tower of Chiyu Academy. The pungent smell of steel bars melted by high temperature mixed with the burning smell of ionized air hit him. He stared at the figure floating above the ruins—long dark purple hair fluttering like a snake in the electromagnetic field, and the pajamas had long been torn into tattered strips by the dissipated energy, revealing the pale skin underneath.
"You came."
The voice came out of her mouth, as if it had been waiting for a long time.
"I am coming?"
Zijing stared at her quietly, noticing something unusual. She and Raiden Mei were not acquainted, so why did she say such a thing?
“Can’t you recognize me just because I changed my appearance? No wonder you and the humans on this planet couldn’t find me for so long. You’re so useless~” The “girl” laughed.
This tone... Zijing reacted, and a glimmer of power quietly flowed in the depths of her black and white eyes. "I see, it's you. You've been hiding for so long and finally you're willing to show up. Does that mean you're ready?"
"How about discussing a collaboration?"
the girl suddenly said.
"You want me to take your life?"
“No, no, no… I don’t want to die yet, and I believe you don’t either. You’ve also seen that those guys outside have sent a bunch of small soldiers and crab generals in, which is annoying. Now they are just small minions, but it won’t be long. When the barrier created by “He” gradually disappears, we will have nowhere to hide.”
The "girl" stared at the sky, as if she was looking at the beings outside. "It's difficult to become a "god", and it's almost impossible to fight against them after becoming a "god". Even if you swallow up 'us', do you think you can really take that step 100%? Moreover, even the "he" in the past was trapped in a desperate situation under the siege, what can you do after becoming the same existence as them?"
Zijing had naturally thought about this a long time ago, so she temporarily suppressed the idea of taking action, "So, what do you really want to say?"
“I hope to find a new way to become a God, surpass Him. And then, survive.”
The girl said this. However, Amethyst had received his memory, so he refuted on the spot: "You should have remembered, right? There is only one person who can reach the extreme on each [road]. If your goal is that, then we still need to compete. Or... do you want to take another [road]? Or, are you willing to help and give that position to me? In exchange for my protection?"
